Animated Trebuchet
Pathfinder Remaster. Stats use the Pathfinder Remaster rules from Pathfinder Monster Core 2.
The Animated Trebuchet is a Level 13 creature, with Armor Class 36 and 200 hit points. The animated trebuchet is a gargantuan magical construct that functions as a self-operating siege engine.
Stat Block
- Edition: Pathfinder Remaster
- Size: Gargantuan
- Type: construct
- Level: 13
- Armor Class: 36
- Hit Points: 200
- Speed: 20 ft.
- STR: 9
- DEX: 2
- CON: 8
- INT: -5
- WIS: 0
- CHA: -5
- Fortitude Save: +29
- Reflex Save: +19
- Will Save: +17
- Perception: +21
- Senses: darkvision
- Skills: Athletics +24
- Traits: construct, mindless
Abilities & Attacks
Armor Class: 36 (32 when broken; construct armor) Construct Armor (Hardness 14). Like normal objects, an animated trebuchet has Hardness. This Hardness reduces any damage the trebuchet takes by an amount equal to the Hardness. Once an animated trebuchet is reduced to fewer than half its Hit Points, or immediately upon being damaged by a critical hit, its construct armor breaks, removing the Hardness and reducing its Armor Class to 32. Launch (1 action). Requirements The animated trebuchet has a creature Grabbed in its arm. Effect The animated trebuchet attempts an Athletics check against the grabbed creature's Fortitude DC. On a success, it fires the creature up to 40 feet in height and up to 120 feet away. The creature takes 4d12 bludgeoning damage plus the appropriate falling damage. If the flung creature lands on another creature, the creature it lands on takes the same amount of bludgeoning damage (DC 33 basic Reflex save). On a successful Launch, the animated trebuchet must Interact to reposition its arm into the proper position before it can Launch again. Trample (3 actions). Large or smaller, arm, DC 33 basic Reflex save. The monster Strides up to double its Speed and can move through the spaces of creatures of the listed size, Trampling each creature whose space it enters. The monster can attempt to Trample the same creature only once in a single use of Trample. The monster deals the damage of the listed Strike, but trampled creatures can attempt a basic Reflex save at the listed DC (no damage on a critical success, half damage on a success, double damage on a critical failure). Grab (1 action). Requirements The monster's last action was a successful Strike that lists Grab in its damage entry, or the monster has a creature Grabbed or Restrained. Effect If used after a Strike, the monster attempts to Grapple the creature using the body part it attacked with. This attempt neither applies nor counts toward the creature's multiple attack penalty. The monster can instead use Grab and choose one creature it's grabbing or restraining with an appendage that has Grab to automatically extend that condition to the end of the monster's next turn.
Common Questions
How much HP does an Animated Trebuchet have?
200 hit points.
What level is an Animated Trebuchet?
Level 13.
What is an Animated Trebuchet's Armor Class?
AC 36.
How fast can an Animated Trebuchet move?
Speed 20 ft.
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